I have had a day to digest the potential impact of the of the Provincial Government's budget cuts on the town of Clarenville. As I noted in last week's blogpost on this same subject , we have good reason to be concerned. As a service centre for the region, Clarenville has a high proportion of jobs that are filled by professional people in various government departments & agencies - most notably in health and education. In fact, one in four jobs in this town are government type jobs. Based on the information/calculations below, I estimate that the 2013 budget could potentially lead to the elimination of between 45-54 jobs in Clarenville this year - most of which are occuppied by well educated, younger individuals with families who are making over $50,000 annually. No doubt, the Hebron ramp-up will cushion the effect of these potential government layoffs on the community and on local businesses, however if our experience from Hibernia is any indic
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